Against the backdrop of nuclear armed tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the survival of the world depended on the ability of the United Nations and the two superpowers to keep a local crisis such as Korea from escalating to total war.

Weapons of War

This exhibit features the various weapons of war used by both the Marines and the enemy during the Korean conflict.

Sea Wall at Inchon

This display features a view from the Theater in the Korean War Gallery. It includes a special video presentation on the Battles at Inchon and Seoul.

Seoul: Battle Of The Barricades

This exhibit features an M26 Pershing Tank as it rumbles through the war-torn streets of Seoul. Includes a 3-D model and narrative history of the Pershing.

Frozen Chosin

Features an Immersion Exhibit of the defense of Toktong Pass. For the full effect, play the immersion soundtrack in the Related Media section and expand the tour to full screen. Also includes a video on the defense of Toktong Pass.

See Saw War

This exhibit tells of the accomplishments and setbacks during the war, and how they affected moral back home.

The Marines' Air War

This exhibit describes the Air War in Korea and features a Grumman F9F-2 Panther jet fighter which flew as part of the first Marine jet combat mission in December 1950. Includes a video on the Korean Air War and aircraft 3-D models.

LVT

This exhibit features an LVT-3C backed into a defensive position along the front line.

Main Line of Resistance

This exhibit tells the story of the latter parts of the Korean War, where opposing forces were dug in behind fortified trench lines. Includes several Oral Histories on what life was like during this part of the war.

Fate of the POWs

This exhibit tells the story of the POWs, and features a powerful display of what it was like for a Marine placed in solitary confinement as a POW. Includes the Oral History of PFC Howard Davenport on his experiences as a POW.

At 0230 I was awakened by heavy firing to the north, west, and south of the company perimeter and by the shout "Here they come!"- Lieutenant R. C. McCarthy, Fox Company, 7th Marines, Toktong Pass

December 1950. Korea. Ten Chinese divisions surround a single division of US Marines near Chosin Reservoir. Orders come down from the Army's commanding general to bug out. But the Marines have a different idea.

Never was a Marine division in greater danger of being cut to pieces. The 9th Chinese Army Group hurled over 100,000 men against the 20,000-man 1st Marine Division, its units strewn along miles of bad road near the "Frozen" Chosin Reservoir. The 5th and 7th Marines, surrounded at Yudam-ni, faced the greatest danger. Critical to their safe extraction was Toktong Pass, the choke-point of the escape route, defended against Chinese assaults for five bloody nights by Fox Company, 7th Marines, commanded by Captain William Barber.

The snow fell and the temperatures dropped. But the Marines fought through, taking their gear, their wounded, and their dead with them. Fox Company's gritty defense of Toktong Pass remains one of the most compelling stories in American military history.

Immersion Soundtrack

For the full exhibit effect, play the immersion soundtrack and expand the panorama to full screen.